About Karena Hu

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Karena was born with the English name Karen but decided to add an “a.” She dreamed of a career in astronomy, but bad scores in physics kept her out of the science department. She seeks other worlds in reading and writing and is a super fan of the Hunger Games trilogy.

Seven students who were forced to kneel in front of their classroom and slap themselves in the face for failing an English assignment in Guang’an, Sichuan province became the most circulated story on Sina Weibo on October 12. The use of corporal punishment in...

Beijing real estate agents were caught fibbing about their commission percentages during a spot check by the National Development and Reform Commission on October 4. When officers visited a branch of the real estate agency Woaiwojia on Zhichun Road, Haidian District, a company agent...

The People’s Bank of China announced it will allow account holders to cancel and reverse transactions starting on December 1. The change is designed to improve payment management and fight Internet fraud, the bank said. The bank published a notice about its plans to...

Deng Xiangwei decided to commit to a career in art from an early age. His path to the profession began in high school after years of self-study. He came to Beijing to study classical oil painting during his sophomore year, and since then has...

Popular WeChat accounts rapidly shed followers and reads when Tencent implemented a temporary change to the server on September 29. Ordinarily, a change to a system communication port should have no impact on the popularity of a WeChat article. But many top bloggers were...

Du Shidong said his creative motif is all about human warmth people. Born in 1980, the 36-year-old artist excels at creating timeless scenes in acrylic. In his paintings he focuses on familiar roles such as mothers, homeless men, children and office workers. His latest...

Migrant workers and temporary residents in Beijing are able to renew and reissue their ID cards in Beijing according to a new policy, Beijing Police announced on September 20. Comprehensive ID support services for migrants became available in August. Since September, the service has...

2016 has brought a number of bad surprises for employers, but the worst might be having to resume recruitment this month for roles they filled in July. A stunning number of graduates are choosing to walk out on their jobs in fewer than six...

The creative journey of artist Zang Peng began with a sketch of his uncle. When Zang found the sketch as a child, he marveled at the extreme similarity between the work and its subject. It was the moment he began to appreciate art. Zang...

A Shanghai resident surnamed Qin contacted ThePaper.cn on August 30 to share the story of how he smashed his son’s iPad when he caught the boy using a “homework app” to deal with his summer break assignments. According to an investigation by Sohu Education...

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